Service difficulty report · Engine · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
May 11, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
55,713 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ON THE CLIMBOUT, AT APPROXIMATELY 19,000 FT, THE TORQUE INDICATION ON NR 2 ENGINE WENT TO ZERO, NO OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS CHANGED. SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE FUEL PRESS CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. THE CREW ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. TROUBLESHOOTING IS ONGOING.